Labour will continue to maintain ACC as a publicly administered and
delivered social insurance scheme which focuses on injury
prevention, along with fair and effective treatment and
rehabilitation.
Labour will introduce an immediate law change to extend the 2014
fully funded target to 2019 for the Residual Claims accounts to
reduce pressure on New Zealanders’ levy payments.
Labour will improve the Accredited Employers' Scheme to ensure it
is fairer for injured workers in light of Council of Trade Unions
and Business NZ recommendations.
Labour will complete the implementation of the non-fiscal
recommendations of the Goddard Report on Physiotherapists and move
towards an agreed sustainable funding model for the future.
Labour will build on the success of the New Zealand Injury
Prevention Strategy to ensure ACC has a leadership and coordinating
role in its implementation and will work to improve further New
Zealand’s injury prevention record.
Labour will strengthen workplace injury prevention initiatives
through industry taskforces to increase the skill levels and number
of trained Health and Safety Representatives (currently 20,000).
Labour is firmly committed to keeping ACC in public ownership and
we will continue to improve it. ACC belongs to New Zealanders and
every Kiwi is a shareholder.
